Katarzyna Chrzanowska (born 11 October 1963) is a Polish film and television actress.
Early life and education
After graduation from
Joachim Lelewel
Joachim Lelewel (22 March 1786 – 29 May 1861) was a Polish historian, geographer, bibliographer, polyglot and politician.
Life
Born in Warsaw to a Polonized German family, Lelewel was educated at the Imperial University of Vilna, where in 18 ...
High School in Warsaw, Chrzanowska studied at
where she graduated in 1986.
Career
In 1987, Chrzanowska received the Medal of Young Art and at Opole Theater Confrontations, she made her stage debut in the role of Alicja in
Witold Gombrowicz's Virginity and also performed on the stage of Teatr Nowy in
Poznań, with which she was associated in 1986–1987. After one year of working in the theater, she received a scholarship to the Conservatoire National Superieur d'Art Dramatique in
Paris, where she graduated in 1988.
After making her television debut in the TV series Żuraw i czapla (1985), Chrzanowska made her first feature film debut in the role of Róża in Cudzannieka, a psychological film based on the novel of the same name by
Maria Kuncewiczowa (1986), opposite
Ewa Wiśniewska. Then she portrayed a high school student Irena in the adventure film Harley's Tale (1987) with
Jan Jankowski
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to:
Acronyms
* Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN
* Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code
* Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group
* Japanese Article Numb ...
and
Leszek Teleszyński
Leszek Teleszyński (born May 21, 1947) is a Polish actor. In 1974 he starred in the Academy Award-nominated film ''The Deluge'' under Jerzy Hoffman.
Selected filmography
* ''The Deluge
The Genesis flood narrative (chapters 6–9 of the Boo ...
.
Her role of Ewa Werner in the
Polsat series Adam i Ewa (2000–2001) brought her popularity in Poland, where she formed a power couple with Waldemar Goszcz; after the broadcast, these two actors were still associated with each other by the press and the media. Chrzanowska has also appeared on talk shows, such as Rozmowy w toku. In 2007, she starred as a gardener in an advertisement for DiFortan. Chrzanowska starred in the soap opera
Pierwsza miłość in 2010. Five years later, she reappeared on television in the series
True Law
''True Law'' (original title: ''Prawo Agaty'') is a Polish legal drama television series directed by Maciej Migas and featuring Agnieszka Dygant as the title character, Agata Przybysz. It premiered on TVN on 4 March 2012. The plot is set in Warsaw ...
as a judge.
Personal life
In 1989, Chrzanowska met her future husband, Piotr Niemkiewicz, the owner of a company dealing with the conservation of monuments. From this marriage they had twin daughters Stefania and Celina born in 1993. Her husband drowned while diving during a family vacation in
Crete in 2002. After Niemkiewicz's death, in 2003, she returned to Paris, where she started running her late husband's company and raising her daughters.
References
External links
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1963 births
Living people
Actresses from Warsaw
Polish film actresses
Polish soap opera actresses
Polish stage actresses
Polish television actresses